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fervour
/ ˈfɜːvə /
noun
- great intensity of feeling or belief; ardour; zeal
- rare.intense heat
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fervour1
C14: from Latin fervor heat, from fervēre to glow, boil
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Example Sentences
He no longer worked with a kind of religious fervour for works sake.
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Not a single outer sign of fervour: no kneeling, no clasped hands, or other sign of supplication.
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No one, even at the time of fervour for romanticism, had more respect and adoration for the great masters than Baudelaire.
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In some of his sacred pieces he is particularly successful, combining real poetry with genuine religious fervour.
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Cobden had the calmness and confidence of the political philosopher, Bright had the passion and the fervour of the popular orator.
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